OK OK - Matthew Fagan, 23, Sequoyah County, 21 June 2016

[FlyLadyFan]

First read this article for the background story and friends' confessions one month after 4th friend went missing while hiking.

http://5newsonline.com/2016/07/20/d...-killed-with-hammer-thrown-in-lake-tenkiller/


Then watch Mr. Snelling bold-face lie to the interviewer in the initial days after the murder.

http://www.newson6.com/story/32297181/friends-hope-to-find-hiker-missing-near-lake-tenkiller


I think this is an interesting chance to look at a 'smooth' liar in action.

Also, what can we say about a group of friends who can spontaneously bludgeon one of their group and then conspire to hide their crime? Is this an indicator of a new social psychology taking root here among American 'millenials'?

Lots to ponder here.

 

[passionflower]

a pack of wild animals is what this mentality is......................................................unbeliebveable. Wonder if this was planned ahead of the hike?

 

[FlyLadyFan]

I'm not intending to just start this thread and leave it, but I am going RVing for the next 3 days. I'll check in here when I get back to see if anythings been added. Ya'll catch some perps while I'm gone.

 

[Elley Mae]

http://kfor.com/2016/06/24/man-missing-after-disappearing-during-hike-near-eastern-oklahoma-lake/

 

[Gardener1850]

Unidentified remains found in Wayne, OK: http://www.news9.com/story/37406346/authorities-investigating-human-remains-found-in-mcclain-county

 

[Kivalina]

who was remains? I can see it was not Matt or I know some ppl who would be behind bars and yes I know this story very very well as I was Sha's baby sitter when she was a small child and she was my youngest Daughters best friend till she did this to Matt and we stopped talking to her crazy .

 

[Gardener1850]

Unidentified remains found in Wayne, OK: http://www.news9.com/story/37406346/authorities-investigating-human-remains-found-in-mcclain-county

Above remains are female, Still unidentified, Not Matthew. Thread for the UID: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...Wayne-Feb-2018

 

[Gardener1850]

Still missing. In NAMUS: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Circumstances of Disappearance
Reported to have been 'hiking' near Cato Creek (Buzzard Roost Nature Trail) near the southwestern end of Lake Tenkiller.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Matthew Fagan - Oklahoma Cold Cases

Missing Age: 23 Years Height: 5′ 8″ (68 Inches) Weight: 160 lbs Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Date of Last Contact: June 21, 2016 NamUs Case Created: June 28, 2016 Location: Cato Creek hiking area, Oklahoma County: Sequoyah County Circumstances of Disappearance: Reported to have been...

oklahomacoldcases.org

Missing Age: 23 Years

Height: 5′ 8″ (68 Inches)

Weight: 160 lbs

Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Date of Last Contact: June 21, 2016

NamUs Case Created: June 28, 2016

Location: Cato Creek hiking area, Oklahoma

County: Sequoyah County

Circumstances of Disappearance: Reported to have been ‘hiking’ near Cato Creek (Buzzard Roost Nature Trail) near the southwestern end of Lake Tenkiller.

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Blue

Clothing: LSW GRAY SHIRT CAM0 PANTS AND BLACK B00TS

Footwear: Black boots

 

[Pennysmom1]

July 21, 2016

Deputies: Missing Webber Falls Hiker Killed With A Hammer

<p>Court documents show a Sequoyah County man was killed with a hammer and his body thrown into Lake Tenkiller last month.</p>

www.newson6.com

July 18, 2017

Men released after confessing to hiker’s death

Three men who confessed to having a role in the murder of missing hiker Matthew Fagan are now out of jail.

www.4029tv.com

Murder victim’s father speaks out after charges dropped against suspects

Three people who confessed to taking part in the death of Matthew Fagan have been released from jail.

www.4029tv.com

Oct 17, 2017

DA launches special tip line for missing man

The district attorney in Sequoyah County launched a special tip line Tuesday to help bring the people suspected of killing a missing man to justice.

www.kjrh.com

Nov 24, 2019

Search continues for Tenkiller hiker's body

Officials said they believe they know the location of Matthew Fagan's body and why he was murdered.

www.fox23.com

 

[Caring1]

1 Unidentified Person Exclusion

 

[SluethinAway]

Deer hunter finds human remains near Lake Tenkiller

Bones were found near the area searched during a 2016 murder investigation.

www.4029tv.com

The remains were found close to where law enforcement searched for hiker Matthew Fagan in 2016, Lane said.

 

[SluethinAway]

Men released after confessing to hiker’s death

Three men who confessed to having a role in the murder of missing hiker Matthew Fagan are now out of jail.

www.4029tv.com

Let's hope the bones provide the evidence needed to lock them all up!

 

[SluethinAway]

Let's hope his family gets answers and his killers are brought to justice!

Human remains could belong to Fagan - Vian Tenkiller

Authorities on Friday began conducting a thorough search of a densely wooded area north of Vian after a deer hunter discovered human remains near Lake Tenkiller.

www.viannews.com

The Sheriff said the bones were found scattered over about a 200-yard area, and he hopes they will be able to recover enough to make a positive identification.

The only problem now is waiting. Lane said the medical examiner said it could be up to a two-year wait for the DNA test results to come back.

However, the Sheriff said he hopes the remains belong to Matthew Fagan, of Webbers Falls, who disappeared on June 21, 2016, in the same area while reportedly hiking with a group of friends. As of date, neither he nor his body have been found.

 

[SluethinAway]

https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/lake-tenkiller-remains-may-take-years-to-identify/

Sheriff Larry Lane confirmed that the remains have been sent to the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office, where DNA testing could take up to two years due to a backlog.

The remains were discovered approximately 200 yards from the site where Lane suspects Matthew Fagan, a hiker who went missing in June 2023, was killed.

When asked why the Fagan case came to mind, Sheriff Lane said that the remains were found near the location where the previous suspects had said Fagan was killed.
According to KSWO in Lawton, Okla., three men who confessed to their involvement in Fagan’s murder were released after charges against them were dropped.

Michael Snelling, Tyler Leverett and Charles Blake Shamblin were initially charged with first-degree murder following Fagan’s disappearance near Lake Tenkiller, but the District Attorney’s Office dropped the charges due to lack of evidence and the absence of a body.